U.S. Soccer announced its joint bid to host the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup with Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica on Monday.
It would be the first edition of the Women’s World Cup to be hosted by four nations. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand was the first to be hosted by two countries.
“We’re incredibly proud to be leading this bid for the 2031 Women’s World Cup alongside our Concacaf partners in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica,” U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone said in a statement .
It would mark the fifth World Cup — following next year’s men’s World Cup — and third Women’s World Cup hosted by the U.S., according to U.S. Soccer.
It would be the first time Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica have ever hosted the women’s tournament.
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